DIAMETER: 6.9 inches GUN: Rifled 42-pounder Smoothbore, 7-inch Caliber LENGTH: 13 inches WEIGHT: About 71 pounds CONSTRUCTION: Solid Shot SABOT: Compound; paper, waxed canvas and heavy lead foil. (Missing) FUZING: None
A typical bolt for a 42-pounder rifled on the James system. Limited use and extremely rare. This
projectile was fired by the Federal forces at Fort Pulaski, Georgia.